Historic Sites of Manitoba: Blessed Virgin Mary Ukrainian Catholic Church (Dnister, RM of Gimli)

This modest Ukrainian Catholic church in the Rural Municipality of Gimli, built in 1905, became a municipally-designated historic site in 2002. A monument on the church grounds lists the names of pioneers who settled in this area prior to 1914.

Blessed Virgin Mary Ukrainian Catholic Church (September 2010) Source: Gordon Goldsborough St. Mary’s Ukrainian Catholic Church (May 2015) Source: Gordon Goldsborough St. Mary’s Ukrainian Catholic Church (August 2015) Source: George Penner St. Mary’s Ukrainian Catholic Church and bell tower (July 2016) Source: Desiree Rolfe Interior of St. Mary’s Ukrainian Catholic Church (May 2016) Source: George Penner Interior of St. Mary’s Ukrainian Catholic Church (July 2016) Source: Holly Thorne St. Mary’s Ukrainian Catholic Church commemorative monument (May 2015) Source: Gordon Goldsborough Site Coordinates (lat/long): N50.66976, W97.04142 denoted by symbol on the map above

See also:

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Dnister Pioneers Monument (RM of Gimli)

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Municipally Designated Historic Sites

Sources:

St. Mary's Ukrainian Catholic Church, SW 31-19-4E, Gimli area, Manitoba Historic Resources Branch.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough, Holly Thorne, Desiree Rolfe, and George Penner.

Page revised: 28 January 2021

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